Further information
Graduate entry medicine
There is a different selection process for graduate-entry medicine.
The interview
Course quotas
Rural applicants
Indigenous pathway
Application forms for medicine and dentistry
The selection process for dentistry and non-graduate entry into medicine (for both normal and bonded places) has three components.
They are:
Final ranking is based on performance in the UMAT, interview and TER and will be weighted 1:2:2 respectively.
Applicants must meet a minimum threshold in each of the three areas to remain in contention for a place.
Assessed criteria one Academic performance
- Standard applicants (school leavers) will require a Western Australian Tertiary Entrance Rank, or its equivalent for interstate applicants, of approximately 96.00 (Tertiary Entrance Score of 383) or better.
- If you are a studying at a Western Australian secondary school in 2009 you will be required to authorise your school to send to the Faculty a signed copy of your school-based numerical scores and final grades (SBA).
- Non-standard applicants must attain a Faculty grade point average of at least 5.5.
Assessed criteria two Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test
The Undergraduate Medical Admissions Test (UMAT) is a two-and-a-half hour, multiple-choice test designed to measure skills and qualities necessary for success as a doctor or dentist that might not necessarily be reflected in purely academic tests, such as critical thinking and problem solving, interactions with others, and abstract non-verbal reasoning.
Applications for this test are separate from the applications to study medicine or dentistry. The test is held once a year in July.
Online registration normally opens in April and closes in early June.
A UMAT score no more than two years old is essential to be considered for entry to medicine and dentistry courses at UWA. Applicants who sat UMAT in both 2008 and 2009 can select which score they want used for their application for 2010 entry to medicine and dentistry. Applicants in this situation will need to ensure that they enter the correct year's UMAT ID number on their TISC application. Non Standard applicants will also need to ensure that they enter the correct UMAT ID number on the Faculty's online registration form.
Assessed criteria three Structured interview
The purpose of the interview is to consider a range of personal attributes which are considered desirable in medical practitioners.
- Standard applicant selection for interview will be based on performance in the UMAT and academic performance.
- You will be notified in late November (after the last day of TEE) whether you have been selected for an interview.
- Non-standard applicants will receive notification of an interview in October.
Please read further information about the interview process and course quotas.
